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Summary Grade: 9.6!! 2.5 Psychometrics: DETAILED notes Lectures and Readings FSWP2-052-A

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Very detailed notes on any topic covered in lectures and readings. Including many examples and images for further understanding. Received grade 9.6. (average was 5.6)

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Le c t u re ( H 1.2 +
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psychological testis a systematic
A
procedure for comparing the t wo or more ppl.
behavior of


·behavioral sample (all kinds of behaviorl

collected in systematic way Istandardized conditions)
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purpose is to delectdifferences btw ppl+cumparing behavior
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psychometrics is the science concerned with evaluating attributes ofpsych. Tests:


Tupe ofinformation
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·Reliability
validity
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Challengesto m e a s u re m e n t :




final resultm ay notbe entirely real




someppare un aware ofthe meaning or implication oftheir results
↳can give distorted results

, Learning goals:Studentcan turn reactions to items into item scores andtest
scores.

n a t u re ofwa r ;a bility:

2 KINDS OF
VARIABILITY:

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interindividual differences differences between people
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intraindividual differences:differences emerging in one person over timesunder diff. Circumstances

va r i a b i l i t y and distribution of s c o re s




variantedistance from the mean




size ofvariance depends on:



degree to which scores in the distribution differ
·




the metric ofthe in the distribution (cmvs. M) scale ofthe variable
·




scores
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Factor to consider when interpreting variance:

number is always greater than 0 (no such thing as
negative variance!)
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no simple small/large interpretation possible
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context/comparison is needed to interprett h e size
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mainly importantfor its effects or other values (e.g.:correlation, reliability)
variance always assumes we are dealing with a normal
distribution!




When you go up on variable x,

does variable Y also 90 up?




notdependenton the scale oft he
variables
Standardized!
1 bc ofstandardization

,va r ia n c e - c ova r i a n c e ma rix
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used to display all relationships
between variables




COMPOSITE SCORES

score thati s made up ofother scores
·




·e.9.:my total score on a questionnaire thatmeasures ADHD is the sum ofmy response to the

questions. We KNOW tHAADHD has two components linattention and hyperactivity / impulsivity)
score:{"
= 4;
composite
·




3 1 4
+


=




variance -




covariance Matrix

1.291 0.400 2
+
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= 0.400 2.491
=




covariance:0.400

variance, natt.:1.291;Hyperact: 400 I ADHD 2.491
=




calculating variance:

4 adding up all the variances ofall the items on a questionnaire,
also add twice the covariance ofthe items

, Interpreting test s c o re s :




transformation
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converted standard scores:
4 converting scores with one scale to

Other Scores
1. calculate z-scores

4 I
z*
sDnertmearnew=

4 When dealing with normal

distribution!


calculating percentiles:
·Normal distribution:
iuse z-scores to calculate/10okup p-value




Otherwise:
use frequency table formula!
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(Fx -



5fx)x100
Px
= .




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0.5 *10
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continuity

72% ofppi scored a 4
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